Just wondering if anyone has had trouble getting service manuals for various electronics or appliances and how you got the info you needed to fix something.
I remember years ago that all companies were required by law to sell a service manual or at least enough drawings and parts lists so that a technician could disassemble and work on their products. I was thinking it was 7 years? Sure seems like that law no longer being enforced.
In my case, I have an Olympus C700 digital camera, 2-3 years old with a power drainage problem. This should be a simple matter to isolate but I'm finding only operator/user info available. None of the camera repair shops in the LA area even work on this model bcause they have no documentation from Olympus. I have taken the camera completely apart (yes, and back together) and it is very simple to do, but not seeing anything obvious, like burned points, bad contacts, etc., I can't do much else until I know the test points, etc.
Any advice would be appreciated!
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Thanks!
Fred